HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2022-085 Approving and Adopting an Amendment to the Town's Personnel Policies and Procedures, Revising Chapter 6 MARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2022-085
RELATING TO PERSONNEL; APPROVING AND ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO
THE TOWN'S PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, REVISING CHAPTER 6 -
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT, SECTION 6-2-
6 "APPLICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES"
WHEREAS Chapter 3-3 of the Marana Town Code provides that the Town Council
may adopt personnel policies, rules, and regulations that follow the generally accepted
principles of good personnel administration and which may be modified or changed
from time to time; and
WHEREAS the Town Council adopted Personnel Policies and Procedures via
Town of Marana Ordinance 99.12 and Resolution 99-38 on May 18, 1999; and
WHEREAS the Council finds that adoption of the amendment to the Town's Per-
sonnel Policies and Procedures as set forth in this resolution is in the best interests of the
Town and its employees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, as follows:
SECTION 1. Policy 6-2 of the Town's Personnel Policies and Procedures, entitled
"Education Assistance" is hereby amended as follows (with deletions shown with
strikeouts):
POLICY 6-2 EDUCATION ASSISTANCE
[No revisions to Sections 6-2-1 through 6-2-5]
Section 6-2-6 Application and Reimbursement Procedures
A. Employees shall complete a tuition reimbursement application,available through the Hu-
man Resources Department,before the first day of class.
B. All applications must have the prior approval of the employee's Department Head, as
indicated by the Department Head's signature on the application.
C. Applications shall be reviewed and approved or disapproved by the Human Resources
Director or designee. Employees may not be reimbursed for any courses enrolled in prior
to receiving written confirmation of approval from the Human Resources Director or de-
signee.
D. If the application is approved,employees must submit a completed request for reimburse-
ment,along with proof of satisfactory grade(s),within 45 calendar days of the completion
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of each course. Failure to submit the completed request as required within the time limit
shall result in disqualification for tuition assistance.
E. Requests for reimbursement shall be reviewed by the Human Resources Director and then
routed to thcor designee. Upon final approval of the request for reimbursement by the
Human Resources Director or designee, reimbursement shall be distributed to the em-
ployee.
F. The approval of an employee's participation in the education assistance program is not a
guarantee that the employee will receive reimbursement. Reimbursement is based upon
the employee's continued satisfactory work performance.
[No revisions to Section 6-2-7]
SECTION 2. All ordinances, resolutions, or motions and parts of ordinances, res-
olutions, or motions of the Council in conflict with the provisions of this resolution are
hereby repealed, effective as of the effective date of this resolution.
SECTION 3. The Town's manager and staff are hereby directed and authorized to
undertake all other and further tasks required or beneficial to carry out the terms, obliga-
tions, and objectives of the aforementioned amendments.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana, Ar-
izona, this 16th day of August, 2022.
(rl�� For
Mayr Ed Honea
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
David Udall, Interim Town Clerk Jane F irall, Town Attorney
MARANA AZ
ESTABLISHED 1977
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